BTW - this is the code I used to test out your process: <? $dt_format = "D, M jS, Y g:i:s a"; $todaydate = date($dt_format); $showenddate = strtotime("11/18/12 16:00:00"); if ($todaydate > $showenddate) echo "The date of the show has not yet arrived"; else echo "The show has ended"; -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php